What color is #8F6D82?

#8F6D82 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6D82?

The RGB value is 143, 109, 130: 143 red, 109 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6D82?

The complementary color is #6D8F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6D82 color

#8F6D82 rgb(143, 109, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F6D82 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 42.7% green and 51% blue (143, 109, 130).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8F6D82 color codes

HEX	`#8F6D82`
RGB	`rgb(143, 109, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 42.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 17.1, -6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 18.24, 339.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.825, 18.389, 23.567)`
Decimal	`9399682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6D82, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8F6D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F6D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8F6D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6d82; }
.text { color: #8f6d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 109 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6d82, #8f6d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F6D82?: #8F6D82 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6D82?: The RGB value is 143, 109, 130: 143 red, 109 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6D82?: The complementary color is #6D8F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.